Newcastle captain Kalyn Ponga suggested he didn't understand the rule which allowed the NRL Bunker to gift Brisbane a bizarre try on Thursday night. The two teams were locked in a thrilling arm wrestle at Hunter Stadium, with the scoreboard sitting 14-12 in favour of the Broncos up to the 67th minute. It was then that a controversial incident sunk Newcastle hearts and opened the floodgates for Brisbane to run away with it and win 36-12. Commentators assumed the play would be called back, even though the on-field referee allowed it to continue and Selwyn Cobbo ended up sprinting away to the tryline. The Bunker was then able to examine the lead-up, and did look at replays of the Clune obstruction, but somehow decided to give it the green light and awarded the try. "It was disappointing," he said of the Bunker call. "I thought we were coming back, (we) had momentum, energy was high in our favour. Then to have that call... the most disappointing part was how we finished." Ponga was asked what referee Adam Gee offered as an explanation for the Bunker's decision. passed the ball straight away. So, from my take, you can now catch the ball behind someone and pass it straight away," Ponga said."I don't know. That's what he said." The Knights were dudded by a separate Bunker call earlier in the night, when Dane Gagai had a try stripped because the video official claimed he lost the ball.
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